PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joos Van Hustle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Marv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marv is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - No Love ft. Lil Wayne . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Van Hustle
vs
Marv

189 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joos Van Hustle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Marv!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hustle tries to clinch but Marv moves out of range.
Van Hustle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marv swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marv fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Hustle tries to close the distance and clinch but Marv swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marv is defended easily by Van Hustle.
Van Hustle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Hustle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marv swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marv shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Hustle pinned against the cage. Van Hustle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joos Van Hustle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Marv.

Marv gets caught flat footed, as Van Hustle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Van Hustle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marv controlling the position.
Van Hustle throwing strikes from guard but Marv blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marv preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marv trying to keep a closed guard but Van Hustle is proving a slippery customer.
Van Hustle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Hustle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Hustle wants to control from the top but Marv keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marv fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Hustle avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Hustle has his takedown stuffed

and Marv counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van Hustle's guard now.
Van Hustle is breathing heavily.
Marv trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Hustle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marv preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hustle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marv's guard.
Marv is trying to control the position but Van Hustle postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marv wants to control but Van Hustle passes easily into half guard.
Van Hustle thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Marv to regain full guard.
Marv looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Hustle is one step ahead there.
Van Hustle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Hustle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hustle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Hustle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Hustle tries to clinch

and Marv counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van Hustle tries to kick Marv off in order to stand up. Marv Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Van Hustle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Marv looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Marv thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Hustle is looking to regain half guard here but Marv keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marv is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Hustle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marv trying to control the position but Van Hustle is working away.

Marv working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Marv dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Hustle closes the distance but Marv moves to the side

and Marv counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Hustle is trying to buck Marv off.

Marv is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Hustle is defending well.
The strikes coming from Marv are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Van Hustle is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Hustle is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marv looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marv trying to control the position but Van Hustle is working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marv is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Hustle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Hustle doesn't manage to clinch there - Marv circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Hustle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Hustle tries to clinch but Marv moves away

and Marv counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van Hustle looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Hustle, not yet.
Van Hustle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Hustle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marv avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Hustle.
Van Hustle with the ground and pound but Marv uses the opportunity to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marv is on top in guard.
Jimmy Marv has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Hustle wants to stand but Marv is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hustle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marv manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.

Marv has one foot on Van Hustle's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Van Hustle tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Marv counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marv prevents Van Hustle from getting back to his feet.
Marv stopping the sweep attempt from Van Hustle.
Marv trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Hustle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hustle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marv's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Marv showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Marv fails with the takedown

and Van Hustle counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Hustle with the ground and pound but Marv regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Marv has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Hustle is working away from the top position though.
Van Hustle throwing shots but Marv is blocking nicely.
Marv is staying active underneath Van Hustle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Hustle is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marv is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Van Hustle prevents Marv from standing back up.
Marv keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marv controlling the position well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Van Hustle closes the distance but Marv moves to the side

and Marv counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Hustle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Marv wants to control but Van Hustle is keeping him busy.
Van Hustle wants to get back to his feet but Marv drags him back down.
Van Hustle is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Marv is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Marv tries to control but Van Hustle wriggling away.
Joos Van Hustle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marv looking to finish Van Hustle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Van Hustle!
Marv thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marv can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Hustle is looking to escape.
Van Hustle's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Marv controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hustle has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Van Hustle just trying to survive but Marv is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Van Hustle avoids the strikes from Marv.

Marv tightening his grip on Van Hustle, looking for the choke.
Van Hustle tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van Hustle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Marv keeping moving, preventing Van Hustle from controlling successfully.
Van Hustle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Hustle wants to control from the top but Marv keeps moving.
Van Hustle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Marv.
I've got Marv winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Marv!